Window seat



March 24, 1942. M, RQSENBLATT 2,277,608

WINDOW SEAT Filed May 2, 1941 Patented Mar. 24, 1942 U'N-HTED STATES PAT T i0 FF ICE A'WINDOW SEAT `llouriceiRosenblatt, Chicago, -lll. Application May-2, 1941,?SerialfNo. 391,530

8 Claims.

This invention has .to do vwith a safety device which together with a window sill forms a seat for a .person washing .or otherwise .servicing the outer side of a window. More particularly the invention Arelates to a back rest detachably connectible with a Window frame .and-projectible outwardly thereof for the convenience and safety of a person facing inwardly while seated upon the outer sill.

.An important object of the :present invention is the provisionl of animproved backrest device adapted to be quickly secured in association with the frame and/or wal1.=about.a Window opening.

Another object of this inventionis the provision of a new back rest 'device that isadjustable to t within Various sizes of .window openings and which, when adjusted to fit openings -within a certain size range, is readily interchangeably insertable 'rmly vinto assembly :therewith without incurring manipulation of auxiliary fastening means such as hooks, screws orbolts.

Another .object of the invention @is theprovision of an improved window seat backrest requiring no "special fastening or 4anchorage devices about the building wall oruponthe window1frame.

Still another objectisthe. provisionfof a window seat back rest having a .leg vportion upon which there .are complementalparts unad-justably xed Vin .spaced relation for clampingabout an inner surface sectiontof the wall or framed-and an outer edge of theouter windowsill tof-holdthe device in place without dangerof .slippage duefto improperly fastened vadjustable parts.

A further object is the provision Aoa new .window seat back rest device havingclamping-bosses upon both its upper vandjlower .sides:.to.=enable such device to Vbe transferred without adjustment between adjacent window openings.' ina double-window frame,l by ksimplyinverting .the device incident to the change zwherebyfzone leg and the boss thereon remainsassociated with the center `column of the vframe.

A still further object is the;provision, upon'la device as the above, of hook means operable to positively vretain an extensible leg ,of 4the device in either limit of adjustment.

Another object is the provision off-.a devicefas the above, consisting of ,a skeleton-likeframeto minimize its weight.

vTheseand other Vdesirable objects inherentin and encompassed .bythe invention vwill laten-.91D- pear.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary sectional vewzlookingdownwardly through `a building -walland .atv/Tindow frame structure incorporated therein, Vand illustrating in plan view a ypreferred,embodiment of my invention;

Fig. v2 is a Vertical fragmentary secticnal vview taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;,and

Fig. 3fis a side lelevational viewztaken on the line t-S of Fig. 1.

The `present form of zthe invention is :particularly adapted Afor use -in 4conjunction with `a double-Window frame structure, and vfor that reason a Window framev of this character'isshown inFig. l. ;Since the window frame constitutes nofpartof this inventon,1the1details of the same are .omitted in the drawing, it :sufcing ,to show a lbuilding wall L0 in vwhichzthere is a vdoublewindow lframe M wherein there are .window openings {V2-and t3 .separated by. avertical center column I4. The vopening l2 has the usual inner sill |15 and anouter sill t6. v'Opposed vertical runways Il are provided for'thelower window sashfnot shown) 4and va like ,pair of runwaysi arelprovided for :the upper window `sash (not shown). Corresponding runways .for-.thestiles of lowerand upper sashes (not shoiwn) for opening AI 3 are Yindicated yrespectively at 'rtl and |18 Referring now jto the device kwhich isadapted to be -tted into either of the openings .l2 and i3 las-in the manner .illustrated with `respect Yto the opening-i2, this device will beseen to constitute Yla generally` U -shaped frame 1:2 l) consisting of upperand-lower U-.shaped-irame units ':2.I.and.22 whichyaresubstantialofidentical structure. The upper U-shaped unit ;2| includes a -leg member 23 which has atits inner or free end alaterally turned ange.-24. Said leg-2i3galso car-ries an integral upwardly projecting boss, member .1:25, `the purposeof which willbe explained later. Inithe outer or.closed end -of the unit :2l there is a section r26 extending yho rizontally from .the.leg;23, and a pair of threaded studs or bolts27.are carriedl by the section ,f2.8 in VVapertures provided therefor.

.fThe othery leg, 28, 01 the U,.'Sl1a1|ed` unitA 21| is composite in structure in that it is providedwith a longitudinally .adjustable extension member '29 which vhas vupon its inner end .a flange #30 projectng laterally inroverlappingrelation with the trimfabout thewindowframe Il orinner/peripheral portion of g the'wall vIll -asthe. case may be. The leg 28 carries a pair of -boltsi whichproject through ylongitudinal slots 332 Ain the slidable member 5.29 .to hold said member `in assembly with the .leg 28 .during longitudinal adjustment, :wing nuts 33 being tightena-ble upon the kbolts 3l lfor holding-the member n29 Vin.

a selected longitudinally adjusted position. An upwardly projecting boss 34 is formed integrally with the leg 28, and an extension 35 turned at right angles from the leg member 28 is disposed adjacently to and in horizontal alignment with the extension 26 of the leg member 23, said extension 35 being provided with longitudinal slots 36, of which one is shown in Fig. 2, respectively receiving the Shanks of the bolts 21 to permit longitudinal adjustment of said extensions 26 and 35 to take care of different window Widths. When such an adjustment has been made of the parts 26 and 35 it may be maintained by tightening wing nuts 31 upon the bolts 21.

Since the lower U-shaped unit 22 is composed of parts respectively corresponding to those thus far described with respect to the upper unit 2l, this specification is simplified by designating the corresponding parts by the same respective reference characters with a prime added and thus avoiding a detailed description of these parts. The units 2| and 22 are maintained -in-assembled spaced-apart relation by four vertical spacer bars 38, 39, 49 and 4I, the bar 38 being welded or otherwise securely fastened to the flange-like portions 24 and 24', the spacer bar 39 being secured to and between the flange-like members 30 and 39', and the spacer bars 4I] and 4I being connected with and between the units 2| and 22 at their outer or closed ends.

Between the units 2| and 22, at their closed ends, one end of a horizontal bar 42 is connected with the spacer bar 40, and one end of `a horizontal bar 43 is connected with the spacer bar 4|. These bars 42 and 43 extend in overlapping relation in the same fashion as the extensions 26 and 35. Bolts 44, of which one is shown in Fig. 2, corresponding to the bolts 21 are anchored in the bar 42 and project through slots as 45 in the bar 43. Thus during adjustment in the width of the device, the shanks of the bolts 44 will slide in their slots 45.

In setting up the device for use the wing nuts as 31 upon the bolts 21, 21' and 44 at the outer or closed end of the device will be loosened and the device adjusted in width so that the leg members as 23 and 28 will be spaced aparta distance somewhat less than the inside width of the window opening as I2 with which it is to be assembled. The wing nuts 33 and 33 will be loosened and after the lower sash (not shown) slidable in the runways I1 has been raised the device will be thrust, outer end foremost, outwardly of the opening I2 to press pliable rubber pad members 46 and 41 carried on the spacer bars 39 and 38 against the inner surface of-the wall I0. The window trim at the vertical sides of the opening I2 respectively upon the Wall IIJ and upon the vertical column I4 may for practical purposes be regarded as part of the wall III. The device will then be lowered to rest the front ends of the legs of the unit 22 upon the inner sill I and to slide the boss members 25' and 34 along and against the outer edge of the outer sill I6; see Figs. 2 and 3. This having been done the slidable members 29 and 29' will be slid outwardly with respect to the opening I2 for carrying the pad 46 against the inner side of the wall I0 whereupon the wing nuts 33 and 33 will be tightened. Since the bosses 34 and 25' now bear against the outer edge of the sill I6 while the pads 46 and 41 bear oppositely against the inner side of the wall, thefdevice is clamped in position While resting upon the sill I5. It is, therefore,

expediently and securely maintained in position so that one may safely sit Within the space enclosed by the device upon the sills I5 and I6 while resting his back against the horizontal members as the extension 26 at the outer or closed end of the device.

Inasmuch as the boss 25 and the flange-like members 24' are integrally formed with their leg member as 23 there are no parts which may become unfastened to startle one leaning backwardly against the back rest or to permit him to fall. The adjustable left side of the device, Fig. 1, by virtue of the bolts and nut arrangement as 3I--33 enables the pad 46 to be carried against the inner side of the wall at the edge of the opening I2 for lending greater stability to the device, as Well as providing an adjustment for different Wall thicknesses, but even though accidental sliding should occur between the parts 28 and 29 the opposite leg of the frame which is unadjustable will prevent any considerable amount of slippage.

When the work at one of the openings at I2 has been finished, the device may be quickly transferred to the other opening as I3 and usually without additional adjustment, simply by lifting the device upwardly to free the bosses 25 and 34 from the sill I6 and carrying the .device inwardly through the opening I2. rl`he device will then be inserted so the pad 41 will again be associated with the inner faceof the column I4 while the pad 46 will be associated with the wall III at the opposite side of the frame II when the device is projected outwardly through the opening I3 in a manner similarly to that illustrated with respect to the opening I2. At this time the bosses 25 and 34 will be .placed against the outer edge of the sill I6 for cooperating with the flanges as 24 and the pads as 41 thereon in clamping the device onto the building wall.

Attention is directed to fastening members 50 and 50 respectively pivoted upon pins 5| and 5I in the slidable 'members 29 .and 29. These members 50 and 50' have hooks 52 and 53 and 52 and 53'. It Will be noted that when the member 29 is slid to its extreme left, Fig. 2, and the wing nut 33 to the left of the member 50 is loosened sufficiently to expose a portion of the shank upon the bolt 3| between this nut and the member 29, the member 50 may be rotated counter-clockwise for hooking the portion 52 over and about the bolt 3| for positively holding the member 29 in this leftmost position. Accidental unhooking of the member 50 from the bolt 3| may be precluded by retightening the nut-33. When the longitudinally slidably member 29 is shifted to its other extreme position to the right, the fastening member 50 will be carried into such association with the right-hand bolt 3| that said member 50 may be pivoted clockwise for placing the hook 53 aboutsaid bolt 3| and thus locking the part 29 in its most extended position. The then associated nut 33 may be tightened against the finger 53 for preventing accidental unhooking of the member 50. In this fashion the device may be made absolutely rigid in either extreme of its lengthwise adjustments.

While I have herein shown and described a single embodiment which is thought adequate for clearly disclosing the invention, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to this specic embodiment but comprehends other constructions, arrangements of parts and details falling within the spirit thereof.

I claim:

1. In a window seat device, a generally U- 2. The combination set forth in claim l, wherein the boss and flange upon one of said legs and the back portion of the frame are fixed longitudinally of said leg to insure the back portion against accidental displacement outwardly from the Window while in use and to insure secure cooperative clamping action of the boss and flange against opposite sides of the wall, and wherein the other of said legs comprises a longitudinally adjustable part upon which the flange pertaining to such leg is mounted, whereby the distance between the flange and boss on said leg can be changed to accommodate different wall widths.

3. In a window seat device, a generally U- shaped frame of which the closed end portion is projectible outwardly of a window to effect a back rest, flanges directed laterally outwardly at the free ends of the frame legs to abut against inner peripheral portions of a wall containing said window, and bosses projecting respectively upwardly and downwardly from at least one of the frame legs for engagement with an outer portion of the outer sill of said window to cooperate with said flanges in mounting the device upon said wall, said bosses adapting the device to be invertible and being alternatively engageable with the sill depending upon which side of the device is turned upwardly.

4. In a window seat device, a generally U- shaped frame of which the closed end portion is projectible outwardly of a window to effect a back rest, flanges directed laterally outwardly at the free ends of the frame legs to abut against inner peripheral portions of a wall containing said window, and bosses projecting respectively upwardly and downwardly from each of the frame legs for engagement with the outer edge of the outer sill of the window to cooperate with said flanges in clamping the device upon the wall, said bosses adapting the device to be invertible and the upwardly and downwardly projecting anges being alternatively engageable with said sill depending upon whether the device is inverted.

5. In a window seat device, a frame comprising a leg member for disposal perpendicularly to and within the opening of a window adjacently to a vertical side thereof, a member directed laterally from an outer portion of said leg to effect a back rest, abutment means upon said member for abutting against an outer edge portion of the outer sill for said window, a member adjustable longitudinally upon said leg member, means upon said longitudinally adjustable member for engaging an inner surface portion of the wall containing the window to cooperate with said abutment means in clamping the device upon said wall, a plurality of studs spaced longitudinally of and upon one of said leg or longitudinally adjustable members, slot means extending longitudinally in the other of such members and receiving said studs to cooperate therewith for holding such members in assembly during their relative adjustment, and hook means upon said other member at a point between said studs and respectively hcokable thereabout for positively retaining the longitudinally adjustable member in either limit of its adjustment.

6. In a window seat device, a generally U- shaped frame comprising a pair of horizontal vertically aligned and spaced strap-like U-shaped members of which the closed end portions are projectible outwardly of a window to effect aback rest, flange-like portions directed laterally outwardly respectively from the free ends of the legs of said members whereby such portions upon corresponding legs of the members are vertical-ly aligned, spacer members interconnecting the vertically aligned of said flange-like portions,A pads upon said spacer members for engaging the inner face of the wall containing the window, spacer members inter-connecting portions of said U- shaped members adjacently to their closed ends, bosses projecting .downwardly from the legs upon the lower of said members for abutment with the outer edge of the outer sill for said window to cooperate with said pads in preventing movement of the device normally to the window.

7. The combination set forth in claim 6 and wherein there are also bosses projecting upwardly from the upper of the U-shaped members for engaging the outer side of said sill and thus cooperating with the pads as aforesaid when the device is inverted.

8. In a window seat device, a generally U- y shaped seatless frame of which the closed end portion is projectible outwardly of a window to eiect a back rest, flanges directed laterally outwardly from the free end portions of the frame legs to abut against inner peripheral portions of a wall containing said window, said legs constituting flat metal members arranged in respective planes substantially normal to the plane of the U-shaped frame, and a boss projecting downwardly from at least one of said legs substantially within a Icommon plane therewith, for engagement with the outer sill of said window to support the closed end portion of the frame while said outwardly turned flanges abut the inner peripheral wall portions as aforesaid.

MOURICE ROSENBLAI'I'. 

